Episode Details

In episode five, podcast hosts and singer-songwriters Katie Phillips and Karen Joy Brown unpack the third element of the Supernova Support program, craft, breaking it into its three parts: song content, technique, and song components. They address how fear and doubt get in the way of attending to growth areas and share a few craft secret weapons.

They perform and discuss original songs, Mary and the Juniper Tree and Grand Canyon in relation to the topic.

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* 30:11 Katie’s song, Mary and the Juniper Tree

* 48:49 Karen’s song, Grand Canyon

* Mary Gauthier | Saved by a Song

* Karen Joy Brown | Apple Music | Spotify

* Katie Phillips | Bandcamp

* JOURNAL PROMPT: What fears and doubts do you have about yourself as an artist, songwriter, and performer? What are some accomplishments or work you’re proud of?

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IN THE NORTH BAY/SAN FRANCISCO AREA?

Join Katie and Karen at Coffee & Moore in Sebastopol for the Not So Open Mic for women performers (and yeah, that means, all women, and femme trans and nonbinary folks who feel comfy being in “women’s spaces”) of original music and covers from 1:30-3:30pm on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month. We want to gather women who have put their creativity on the back burner as well as those who are currently playing out in any capacity, because we believe that songs have the power to transform us regardless of “professional” or “amateur” status.

ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD….

Every Tuesday from 7-8:30 PT, gather with women songwriters around the country and world for Song Salons, an opportunity to share a completed or in-progress song, live or recorded, with curious, enthusiastic colleagues read